Caravelli - Wigwam (Ode To Amy Jo - Poem)

My poem to music of Caravelli.
Thanks to Likekinds for this lovely song.

Ode To Amy Jo




Amy Jo went out to walk.
It was a sunny day.
As she walked she met
a handsome man along the way.
He told her that he lived nearby
but said he couldn't stay.
They walked and walked,
and talked and talked
then he went on his way.

As Amy Jo walked home she thought
about this handsome guy
his wavy hair, his perfect smile,
the twinkle in his eyes,
his manly form, his rugged arms,
his manner, oh so mild.
She hungered to see more of him
but she was just a child.

Well, not a child but a teen,
not a kid, just sweet sixteen,
not completely grown, but seen
as a child, though in between.

Amy Jo went into town
hoping there to meet
this man who told her that he worked
in a shop on Market Street.
Amy went into the shop
but he was not around.
A woman told her he was gone,
he left that quiet town.
The woman talked to Amy Jo
and told her that she should
forget about the handsome man
for he was not so good.
But Amy Jo, persistent, found
she missed him by a day.
He bought himself an old T-Bird
and left for Tampa Bay.

She wasn't a child, she was a teen,
not a kid but sweet sixteen,
not completely grown but seen
as a child, though in between.

Amy Jo went home, so sad,
thinking of a plan;
a way to see him once again,
this blue-eyed handsome man.
She broke into her mother's bank,
she had done this once before.
She took four hundred dollars,
sold her mountain bike for more.
She bought a ticket with the cash
and headed for Tampa Bay,
but Amy never made it
for her plane went down that day.
The pastor at the funeral prayed
for a spirit free and wild;
"Dear Father, please forgive her sins
for she was just a child." copyright - C A Culver

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Wigwam
• Caravelli
• Poetry
• Poem
• Ode
• To
• Amy
• Jo

[Maureen52]

Nice video! I got chills when Amy Jo's plane went down. Sad story..pretty music! Thanks for posting! *****

Maureen

[carann5]

At least it's not a true story! Thanks so much for your comment Maureen!

[pootseygirl]

Absolutely great video. Wish I knew where to download this song. Cannot find it on CD anywhere to buy. I can listen to this a 100 times a day.....

[carann5]

Thanks for your comment! I really appreciate it.

[skyeaileen]

wonderful...

[carann5]

Thanks so much for commenting!

[josema95]

@pootseygirl

Hope it is no too late; this is a instrumental, composed and recorded by Bob Dylan, you might find it in his album Self-portrait

[FOXFIRECOMD1]

For some reason this song makes me feel sad yet at the same time it inspires me. Thank you for it, I play it over and over.

[ARQMALNEU]

Hi, I have been looking for "the go between" on Caravelli's orchestra. Any body?. I just can not find it. Lots of thanks if I can be told where to be found.

Hola, he estado buscando la version de el mensajero con la orquesta de Caravelli.  Alguien por ahi sabe donde lo podria encontrar?. MUCHAS GRACIAS.

[TheMacque]

@pootseygirl

It is posted on YouTube.

Just enter: Caravelli WigWam & Search

[orosun7]

El vivir esta melodia,ni  se siento que piso la tierra.

[ccjoyEntertainment]

wery, wery Beautiful!!!

[welovestuie]

My husband loves this song. This poem is so sad. Is it a true story?

[fretre68]

thanx for posting .... i too would love to have it on a cd..again thanx so much.

[ArmyWong]

This piece was written by Bob Dylan. He sings "la-la-la-la" in his version because he didn't write any words except "la-la-la-la" to that music. I have the sheet music to it. Caravelli made it popular, instrumentally, on the "Wigwam" album but I cannot seem to find it in CD format.

[JacquelineBoomer]

I have been looking for this version of Wigwam for decades! Thought it was done by The Mantovani Orchestra in the 1970s, but their fan club says no.

I have to find out how I can download it (I'm old so will ask a granddaughter!).

Thank you to the poster.